Sites contaminated with spent oil in Canaan land Ota Nigeria were screened for the presence of spent oil degrading bacteria. The method of continual enrichment on the spent oil yielded five pure cultures that were selected for further physiological studies. From the morphological and biochemical characterization and comparison with respect to the standard references, the isolates were most...

Nwinyi obinna » Dr. Obinna is actively involved in bioremediation of persistent organic pollutants in the environment .His research focus is on studies of incidence of persistent organic pollutants within our environment (Soil and water). His studies hinges on the bacterial mechanisms utilized by bacterial species in degrading persistent organic pollutants within our tropical environment; assay of the... view full profile